Oops! In rereading this, I wrote "alternator", but I meant to write
"regulator".
Bob
>If the warning light was on when the car was just sitting there not
running,
>I would suspect that the problem may be with the alternator (points
>sticking?).
>
>Bob
>
>
>>Well, I pulled the alternator and swapped it with another one of unknown
>>condition. Now, the light goes off when the key goes off but stays on
>while
>>the car is running. And it dims as the RPMs get higher. Since it looked
>>like it was about to rain, I went ahead and drove it home. Made it with
no
>>problems (about 10 miles of highway and secondary roads, with stop
lights).
>>Pulled in the driveway as it began raining. Turned it off and it started
>>right back up. Oh well... Sounds like something to do over the weekend!
>I
>>haven't done any diagnosing other than swapping alternators. Thanks for
>>everyone's input.
>>
>>Adrian
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Adrian Barnes [mailto:adrian@workgroup.net]
>>Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 12:23 PM
>>To: Spridgets (E-mail)
>>Subject: Accessory Light
>>
>>
>>I was getting into a fellow employee's car at lunch and happened to glance
>>in my Midget ('75) and saw that the accessory (red) light was on, even
>>though the key was out. I put the key in and even started the car, took
>the
>>key out and the light stayed on. So I disconnected the wire so the
battery
>>won't go dead. Is this a sign of impending doom, or is it just a weird
>>Lucas glitch? :-) Come to think of it, the light was flashing on and off
>>sporadically on the way in this morning.
>>
>>Adrian
>>
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>>Business Information Group, LLC
>>865.777.1382 x23
>>Fax 865.777.1383
>>
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